English

greenbark

green + bark

A compound of green + bark

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

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Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English green

Proto-West Germanic *berkan ‘to bark’

Old English beorcan ‘to bark’

Middle English barken

English bark

Today it means

noun A plant of species Ceanothus spinosus, native to southern California.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / greenbark